{"product_id":"lisola-del-lazzaretto-nuovo-tironi","title":"The Island of Lazzaretto Nuovo","description":"\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe artwork\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA low island in the middle of the lagoon, enclosed by a wall, with long warehouses and the funnel-shaped chimneys of Venetian houses, while in front boats and gondolas glide over the grey water.\u003c\/strong\u003e You receive it printed on handmade Amalfi paper, in a handmade frame.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe grey of the wash, the brown of the ink, the pale light of the lagoon.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA delicate, almost silent image that suits a study or a bedroom.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA gift for anyone who loves the islands of the lagoon and the history of Venice.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVenice lived on trade, but ships could also bring epidemics. In 1468 the Senate decided to use this island, in the northern lagoon, as the Lazzaretto Nuovo: suspect ships stopped here, and people and goods were kept in isolation, usually for forty days, before entering the city. From those forty days, quaranta giorni, comes the word quarantine. For about three centuries the island was the Republic's main quarantine station.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrancesco Tironi (about 1745-1797), a draughtsman active in Venice, drew it in pen and wash between 1778 and 1779. Drawings like this one were used for a series of twenty-four views of the islands of the lagoon, engraved by Antonio Sandi. His precise line recalls Canaletto, his lively little figures Francesco Guardi. The original is in the National Gallery of Art in Washington.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn a study or a bedroom it brings the quiet of the lagoon and a story that feels very modern. A precious gift for anyone who loves Venice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUnique quality material\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrint on handmade Amalfi paper\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSheet size\u003c\/strong\u003e: 29 x 42 cm (11.4 x 16.5 in)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWith frame\u003c\/strong\u003e: 31 x 44 cm (12.2 x 17.3 in)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial\u003c\/strong\u003e: artwork printed on very fine handmade Amalfi paper with deckled edges\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrame\u003c\/strong\u003e: dark brown with gold fillet, handmade, with glass\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Trizio Editore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55746008711509,"sku":"6244FLQ40ZQRI","price":190.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0768\/3411\/1829\/files\/lisola-del-lazzaretto-nuovo-tironi-griglia.jpg?v=1794437501","url":"https:\/\/trizioeditore.it\/en\/products\/island-of-lazzaretto-nuovo-tironi-print","provider":"Trizio Editore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}